cg@myrias.UUCP (02/14/87)
If this is a duplicate, I apologize - our poster was broken.
First, the reason for my later question:
I've ported a compiler of mine to the Amiga, and have been industriously
converting the include files (Gamma 1) to my language (Draco). I've got
a fast screen editor, some utilities, and a bunch of sample programs, all
set up on a couple of disks. My current plan is to send a copy to Fred Fish
in the hopes that he'll deem it an appropriate thing to add to the "Fish
Disks". Of course, in order to be maximally useful, I need to include
fairly complete include files in the distribution. I've rewritten/translated
most of the C ones, and have been stripping all of the comments out so that
they don't take up so much space. This leads to my question (directed mostly
to any Commodore folks listening in):
Do I need any special permission (written or otherwise) to proceed with
this kind of distribution of include files derived indirectly from the
copyrighted developer include files? If so, who should I ask for it?
Assuming I don't get waylaid on some other project (like porting my graphics
D & D system before finishing the compiler stuff), I plan on having the
distribution ready to go in a month or so. I've given out two copies to
local people to try out, but those aren't quite complete. I recall seeing
an article a couple of months ago that mentioned the C include files being
made public domain. Has that happened?
Chris Gray {ubc-vision,sask,ihnp4}!alberta!myrias!cg